Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 49.66 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 49.66 % for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in 2024.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 66.56 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 41.84 %, in 2020.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 33rd of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 47.17 % | — |
| 2006 | 65.04 % | +37.9% |
| 2007 | 65.42 % | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 66.56 % | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 63.35 % | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 61.18 % | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 64.08 % | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 63.75 % | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 59.54 % | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 57.88 % | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 58.04 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 56.27 % | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 54.86 % | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 49.97 % | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 54.32 % | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 41.84 % | -23.0% |
| 2021 | 48.53 % | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 49.04 % | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 51.32 % | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 49.66 % | -3.2% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 49.66 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.92 %, 99% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 49.66 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.92 %, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +37.9% | 47.17 % | 65.04 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.51 % | 47.17 % | 66.56 % | 5 |
| 2010s | 57.99 % | 49.97 % | 64.08 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.08 % | 41.84 % | 51.32 % | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0436 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 452.22 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4731 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 49.66 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 66.56 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.84 % in 2020.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 33rd out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total AFS employment — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.